Development of antibody isotype responses to Schistosoma mansoni in an immunologically naive immigrant population: Influence of infection duration, infection intensity, and host age

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3444-3451

  Naus, Cynthia W A ^a   Kimani, Gachuhi ^d   Ouma, John H ^c   Fulford, Anthony J C ^a   Webster, Michelle ^a   Van Dam, Govert J ^e   Deelder, André M ^e   Butterworth, Anthony E ^b   Dunne, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Coton ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Division of Vector Borne Diseases   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032967315     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.7.3444-3451.1999     Document Type: Article

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